On 3/8/2015 11:04 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 7 Mar 2015 14:05:52 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:

Far more people here die from gunshot wounds and stabbings in
a week than have died from "terrorist attacks" in America in the last
10 years.

Convenient use of timeframe, to exclude 911. Nuff said.

Since that number is 1000 - 1200 a week (murders), the 3000 who died
in 911 does not bend the curve much. It you toss in suicide and
accidents it isn't even close.


Hey, gfretwell, how about some citations to go along with your "statistics?"

1000-1200 Murders per week? LOL!


How about ~ 328 per week, using firearms, in the heyday of "gun crimes"
1993? Or ~209 per week in 2008 (Gun ownership in this country is on the
rise - as is the population - yet deaths by firearms are dropping)

http://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/gun-violence/Pages/welcome.aspx



Or maybe we could look at a "fair, impartial assessment" (LMFAO) from
"The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence" claims 597 gun related DEATHS
per week with 62% of those being suicides (which are going to happen
with or without guns) and a mere 213 being due to homicide (both
intentional and accidental)

http://smartgunlaws.org/category/gun...ce-statistics/

We could go on and on but the fact remains Guns ARE a problem but not so
much a problem as folks like you who shoot from the hip with NOTHING to
back you up would have us believe. Further, it's damn near impossible
to calculate just how many crimes, including homicide, murders,
woundings, etc. are prevent by the fact the criminal KNOWS the odds are
decent he'll run into an armed citizen.

We can only look at the often dramatic drop in interpersonal violence
when states permit concealed carry. More guns and less crime.
Coincidence? Perhaps.

Riddle me this: which cities/states have the strictest firearms laws
and the highest murder rates and/or incidents of crime with a gun?

Gee... Whodathunkit.